Human Capital, Inter-Firm Mobility and Organizational Evolution
Johannes M Pennings
Human Capital, Inter-Firm Mobility and Organizational Evolution - 1st ed. - Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, 2007. - xi, 292 p. : illustrations ; 24 cm.
CONTENTS:
PART - I
Theoretical and empirical foundations --
The role of individual conduct in macro-organizational theory --
Partnership as a major type of organization form --
PART -II
The intangible asset of human-intensive organizations --
Social capital of organizations : conceptualization, level of analysis and performance implications --
Human capital, social capital and firm dissolution --
Mimicry and the market : adoption of a new organizational form --
Mergers and acquisitions : strategic and organizational fit --
PART - III
The role of individual mobility for organizational behavior and performance --
Spatial and temporal heterogeneity in founding patterns --
Heterogeneity shifts due to member mobility : new insights on demographic diversity and organizational survival --
Competitive consequences of routine spillovers due to interfirm mobility --
In conclusion : micro behaviors as inducements for firm and sector evolution --
References --
Index.
he authors of this fascinating and original work contend that by analysing the conduct of organization members, a great deal can be learnt about firm behaviour and about the cooperative and competitive forces that underlie industry evolution.
9781845427573
331.11 / PEN
Human Capital, Inter-Firm Mobility and Organizational Evolution - 1st ed. - Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, 2007. - xi, 292 p. : illustrations ; 24 cm.
CONTENTS:
PART - I
Theoretical and empirical foundations --
The role of individual conduct in macro-organizational theory --
Partnership as a major type of organization form --
PART -II
The intangible asset of human-intensive organizations --
Social capital of organizations : conceptualization, level of analysis and performance implications --
Human capital, social capital and firm dissolution --
Mimicry and the market : adoption of a new organizational form --
Mergers and acquisitions : strategic and organizational fit --
PART - III
The role of individual mobility for organizational behavior and performance --
Spatial and temporal heterogeneity in founding patterns --
Heterogeneity shifts due to member mobility : new insights on demographic diversity and organizational survival --
Competitive consequences of routine spillovers due to interfirm mobility --
In conclusion : micro behaviors as inducements for firm and sector evolution --
References --
Index.
he authors of this fascinating and original work contend that by analysing the conduct of organization members, a great deal can be learnt about firm behaviour and about the cooperative and competitive forces that underlie industry evolution.
9781845427573
331.11 / PEN